# CVE-2026-12751: IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation HTML injection

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-12751-ibm-cloud-pak-for-business-automation-html-injection  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-15. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-12751 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2026-09-15

IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation contains an HTML injection vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious code into web pages. When a victim views an affected page, the injected code executes in their browser with access to sensitive session data and site functionality, potentially leading to data theft or unauthorized actions.

Technologies: [IBM Cloud Pak For Business Automation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/cloud-pak-for-business-automation). Vendors: [IBM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ibm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-12751 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-12751 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-12751?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 15 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-12751?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-12751 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-12751?** Check whether you run IBM Cloud Pak For Business Automation. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is an HTML injection flaw in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation that allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript code into web pages without proper input validation or output encoding. The injected code executes client-side in the victim's browser within the security context of the hosting application, enabling session hijacking, credential theft, and malicious actions performed on behalf of the user. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability as it operates at the presentation layer. IBM has released patches and iFixes to address this issue as of August 2026.

## Affected products

- IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation

## Timeline

- 2026-09-15: disclosed

## References

- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285931](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285931)

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